Court-At-Street, Hythe, Kent

Centrally positioned within its grounds, and approached over a long private drive, Coldharbour House is a distinguished period property offering generous accommodation, featuring large reception rooms and six double bedrooms.

The reception hall, utilised as a music room, gives access to the kitchen/breakfast room and the dining room which adjoins a cosy snug. The triple aspect drawing room enjoys views of the garden and has two sets of doors to the garden room, which overlooks an ornamental pond and sheltered terrace. This wing of the home benefits from an air source heat pump, allowing year-round temperature control.

The well-appointed kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and floor units with ample space for a good-sized table. An inner hall leads to the home office/study, a utility room and a cloakroom. There is also a cellar.

Stairs rise to the first floor and its wide, light-filled landing, from where the bedroom accommodation is accessed. Three of the six double bedrooms, all with views of surrounding countryside, have en suite bathrooms, with the remaining bedrooms being served by the family bathroom.

THE BARN
The characterful converted barn features a studio space with kitchenette and cloakroom. A spiral staircase leads to a mezzanine room overlooking the studio, arranged as an office/music/cinema room. A ground floor workshop offers conversion potential, subject to any necessary consents.

HARRY'S COTTAGE
Tucked away in the grounds is a detached period property, Harry’s Cottage.

The reception room has an inglenook fireplace with bressumer beam over. An adjoining kitchen is fitted with a range of units with integrated appliances and a walk-in cupboard. There are two bedrooms, one with a vaulted ceiling, and a bathroom.

The long, tree-lined gravel drive leads to an access point to the side of the property and then continues round to a double garage with adjacent greenhouse, as well as linking to The Barn and Harry’s Cottage.

To the rear of the house is a converted ragstone building, believed to be a former cowshed, which is suitable for a variety of uses, subject to any necessary consents. Adjoining The Barn is a storage space, behind which is a row of unconverted open cart bays.

The expansive grounds are mainly grassed with garden around the house having well stocked mature borders, trees, hedging and ragstone walls, which also provide a screen for the covered swimming pool.

The land falls away to a mini golf course with two tees and two bunkers. A manmade lake flanked by weeping willow trees provides a haven for wildlife and is an ideal place to relax and look back towards the main house.

The hamlet of Court-at-Street sits between Aldington and Lympne, the former with a Norman church, village store, Post Office and pub, surrounded by rolling hills and green fields.

Set in the Kent Downs AONB, Lympne village sits above the expansive agricultural plain of Romney Marsh and offers amenities including a church, village hall, convenience store, hairdresser, primary school and pub with restaurant.

Nearby Hythe offers shopping, cultural and leisure amenities; more extensive facilities are available in Folkestone, Dover and Canterbury. Local sporting amenities include numerous golf courses and fishing and water sports along the coast.

Communications links are excellent: the A20 gives access to major regional centres and the motorway network, trains from Westenhanger connect with the High Speed services from nearby Ashford International to central London from about 36 minutes and ferries from the Port of Dover; the Eurotunnel terminal provides convenient links to the Continent.